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91Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement redirects here. For other uses, see Day of Atonement (disambiguation). For the war, see Yom Kippur War. Yom Kippur Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb (1878) …
92Ise Shrine — ( Ise jingū 伊勢神宮) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan.Ise JingūOfficially known simply as Jingū or The Shrine , Ise Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of a large… …
93Gion Matsuri — The Nihongo|Gion Festival|祇園祭|Gion Matsuri takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned by a parade, the nihongo| Yamaboko Junkō |山鉾巡行| on July 17.Kyoto s… …
94Initiation in Hinduism — There is essentially no Initiation ceremony in Hinduism. The nearest one is the coming of age ceremony. In Hinduism young male members of the Brahmin and Kshatriya caste may perform a coming of age ceremony, however as the caste system has been… …
95baptism — baptismal /bap tiz meuhl/, adj. baptismally, adv. /bap tiz euhm/, n. 1. Eccles. a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church. 2. any similar ceremony or action of initiation …
96Glossary of Islam — This article is part of the series …
97Mormonism and Judaism — The doctrines of the Latter Day Saint movement, commonly referred to as Mormonism, teach that its adherents, Latter day Saints, are either direct descendants of the House of Israel, or are adopted into it. As such, Judaism is foundational to the… …
98Fire temple — Part of a series on Zoroastrianism Portal Primary topics Zoroa …
99Harae — or harai (祓?) is the general term for rituals of purification in Shinto. Harae is one of four essential elements involved in a Shinto ceremony [1]. The purpose is the purification of pollution or sins (tsumi) and uncleanness (kegare) [2]. These… …
100ritual — ritually, adv. /rich ooh euhl/, n. 1. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. 2. a system or collection of religious or other rites. 3. observance of set forms in public worship. 4. a book of rites or ceremonies. 5.… …
